Lesotho Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates by FEWS NET, 2019

Lesotho population estimates for acute food insecurity in 2019, produced by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). The data is available in multiple formats and was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling food insecurity prevalence based on FEWS NET's 'most likely' scenario estimates.
• Tracking annual changes in acute food insecurity for the country of Lesotho.
• Supporting resource allocation decisions for humanitarian aid based on population estimates.

Strengths

• Data is provided in three common formats (CSV, XLSX, JSON) for flexibility.
• Dataset has a clear temporal focus on the year 2019.
• Produced by FEWS NET, a specialized and authoritative source for food security analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network)

Collection Method

Likely contains modeled or survey-based population estimates for acute food insecurity.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 10:30:24.815107; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lesotho